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Engine Mounts Yanmar 3GMD Big Fish at 1:47pm 10.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/994 Where can I find new engine mounts for my Yanmar 20Hp 3GMD I live on the east coast. Thanks in adva
Hunter 22 2012 model bilge water jander31 at 1:23pm 10.18.14 Smaller Boats 1/703 I have a few inches of rainwater in my bilge (I'm a new owner) that the bilge pump won't pump out.
Campbell Sailer on O'day 28 (1) tcwaltz at 10:49am 10.18.14 Bigger Boats 2/1026 If anyone is curious. Here is a Campbell Sailer on a 28. I have been re powered to a Yanmar 2GM20f
Battery Charger has failed MLampner at 10:44am 10.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1318 He battery charger has failed, it appears to have been the original. I am set up with two banks a h
Hunter H34 Boom Repairs & Rigging (4) Blackacre at 10:44am 10.18.14 Big Boats 7/2613 I appear to be missing the outhaul sheaf at the tack end of my Kenyon boom "see picture". Does anyon
Black Point Settlement School BJV at 7:31am 10.18.14 Destinations 0/1430 Many cruisers enjoy the people and facilities at Black Point Settlement in the Exumas. Well now ther
Oceanis 321 Winch Gear removal Gavmc at 7:03am 10.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2047 Help, trying to remove the larger gear(s) from the Lewmar St40's for the jib sheets. The winch is m
Centerboard raising line rrossetti at 4:46am 10.18.14 Smaller Boats 24/3725 I have a Hunter 24. The line that is used to raise the center board is fraying and needs to be repl
Diesel Engine Operation Roger Long at 3:37am 10.18.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 1/3036
H430 Sails Jeff10528 at 6:46pm 10.17.14 Big Boats 8/1273 I am in the process of buying new sails for my 1997 H430. I have both a printed Owners Manual and a
Prop size for a 1993 37.5 Hunter legend gary469 at 6:37pm 10.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1561 I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 37.5 legend and it has a 15X14X1 prop which allows the Yanmar 35
First 310 Americas Cup Edition LngTmSlr at 6:32pm 10.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1250 I'm making an offer on a First 310 Americas Cup Edition. Does anyone know whether there were any cha
CNG gary469 at 6:30pm 10.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/698 where can one get a CNG bottle filled in Florida. I had one filled in January in Ft Lauderdale by a
What to do with CNG ? CATBOAT WILLY at 2:59pm 10.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3903 I am considering a 1990 Hunter 36 and it looks like a nice boat. The Boat is equipped with a stove s
Stay tension on an 8.3? SnoBeemr at 2:32pm 10.17.14 Columbia 0/3440 Can anyone tell me the appropriate stay/shroud tension for a Columbia 8.3? Just cruising, not racin
Solo on the Rapp video skaterp14 at 2:20pm 10.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/948 Another great day on the Mac on the Rapp. I love the way my 26S sails but have been considering ste
O'day 25 - Keel cracks (1) autocad at 1:41pm 10.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 21/5113 I've always had a persistent leaks in the bilge but could only guess as to the cause. The yard pulle
C36 - block bow high, level or low down_shift at 9:40am 10.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1116 Filling out the paperwork to put my C36 MK1 on the hard. The form had options on blocking the bow,
Winterizing, blowing out water lines with tire pump. JHoward at 8:27am 10.17.14 Ask All Sailors 8/6009 I am just back in to boat ownership after a few (miserable) years away. I seem to remember doing th
to reef or not to reef.... Piotr at 7:49am 10.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2781 So we'll be bringing our Deep Blew (Mac 25) 39 nM up the Upper Chesapeake for winter storage tomorro

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Circuit panel wiring question. Wm. Gill at 11:26am 05.25.23 running lights: red/green and aft white bow light: indeed steaming light, halfway up the mast for
Seacock Mystery capta at 10:40am 05.25.23 You are a pretty lucky guy. Those are REAL seacocks, not those silly ball valve things. First thing
Plans for hurricane season 2023? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:18am 05.25.23
Beneteau 43 Headliner BigEasy at 10:11am 05.25.23 I have to get to the travellar mounting bolts and wanted to know what I am getting into prior to di
Plans for hurricane season 2023? shemandr at 10:10am 05.25.23 One idea I had several years ago for my slip in Cutchogue NY was placement of a helical mooring some
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? ggrizzard at 10:07am 05.25.23 Hunter changed the table in 1980. The one in the pic uses a pole.
Possible SmartPlug problem jviss at 10:03am 05.25.23 He also mentioned a liquid good running out of one pole. It could have been melted plastic, .... H
Circuit panel wiring question. (1) Apex at 10:02am 05.25.23 running lights: red/green and aft white bow light: indeed steaming light, halfway up the mast fore
Plans for hurricane season 2023? LydieBP at 9:47am 05.25.23 Unless you can trailer your boat, moving out of the path of a hurricane could be logistically impo
Circuit panel wiring question. Wm. Gill at 9:22am 05.25.23 Decided the Dymo label needed to go. Panel says "Masthead Light" which matches the wiring diagram f
Circuit panel wiring question. Wm. Gill at 8:47am 05.25.23 I think you've got that wrong ... I think the "bow" light would be the steaming light. The anchor
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? (2) FigBug at 8:36am 05.25.23 If you posted a picture, we'd know far better what you were talking about. Only one or two people
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind (1) rgranger at 8:32am 05.25.23 The idea of an anchor sail on an H26 will require some creative engineering. The H26 has swept back
Possible SmartPlug problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:27am 05.25.23 Thanks for following up. I'm curious, what made you think it was the boat side connector that's at
Weeping keel dmax at 8:23am 05.25.23 Thought it was lead but most of the 34's were cast iron so didn't want to assume. The stains might n
Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 8:20am 05.25.23 First you want to seal it with a hose : with a hose : I'm also considering that it is probably be
Possible SmartPlug problem thinwater at 8:18am 05.25.23 Thanks for following up. I'm curious, what made you think it was the boat side connector that's at
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Wm. Gill at 8:12am 05.25.23 You are required by law to have Nav Lights that meet COLREGS. The only way to be sure of this is t
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 8:05am 05.25.23 They valves are seized and badly corroded. And you're suggesting leaving the valves wide open with
Seacock Mystery dlochner at 8:05am 05.25.23 There is a lot wrong with the installation of those seacocks. The correct and safest solution is to

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